By Ryan Burton

LAS VEGAS - 'Showtime' Shawn Porter held a special 12-round exhibition match on Saturday night in lieu of his postponed welterweight title showdown against Keith Thurman.

In an effort to stay active,  Porter held an old-fashioned exhibition against Lanardo Tyner (30-10-2, 19 KOs) at his gym - Porter Hy-Performance Center in Las Vegas.

Porter was as disappointed as most boxing fans when Thurman was injured in an automobile accident and had to pull out of their highly anticipated welterweight championship showdown. It's no coincidence that Porter held this fight on the same night that he was supposed to battle Thurman.

The fight with Thurman has been rescheduled to a date of June 25th, at a venue to be announced at a later date.

"When I found out about March 12 not happening because of what happened to Keith, I tried to move forward to fight someone else," said Porter. "But given the level of that fight with Keith, there wasn't anything for me really. So my dad and I decided to do this exhibition. I'm not getting paid. This is 100 percent for anybody out there who loves to see me compete and perform."

In his last match Porter scored a 12-round unanimous decision against Adrien Broner in Las Vegas last June. The match against Thurman is one of the most highly anticipated of 2016.

For the exhibition showdown with Tyner, the fighters wore headgear and used 16-ounce gloves. The fighters weighed in the day before the match, but there was no involvement from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. "Mock" judges and a professional referee were used to score the fight and complete the atmosphere of a fight night.